Spectacular Bid
| Spectacular Bid | |
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Spectacular Bid at Claiborne Farm in 1981
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| Sire | Bold Bidder |
| Grandsire | Bold Ruler |
| Dam | Spectacular |
| Damsire | Promised Land |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 17 February 1976 |
| Died | June 9, 2003 (aged 27) |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | [brown young ] [Gray old ] |
| Breeder | Madelyn Jason Mrs. William Gilmore |
| Owner | Hawksworth Farm Racing colors: Blue, black cross sashes, blue bars on black sleeves, black cap. |
| Trainer | Bud Delp |
| Record | 30: 26-2-1 |
| Earnings | $2,781,608 |
| Major wins | |
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Champagne Stakes (1978) Kentucky Derby (1979) Preakness Stakes (1979) |
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| Awards | |
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American Champion 2-Year-Old Colt (1978) American Champion 3-Year-Old Male Horse (1979) American Champion Older Male Horse (1980) American Horse of the Year (1980) |
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| Honours | |
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National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (1982) #10 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century Spectacular Bid Stakes run at Gulfstream Park |
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Champagne Stakes (1978)
Laurel Futurity (1978)
Young America Stakes (1978)
Hutcheson Stakes (1979)
Florida Derby (1979)
Strub Series (1980)
San Fernando Stakes (1980)
Santa Anita Handicap (1980)
Mervyn Leroy Handicap (1980)
Californian Stakes (1980)
Washington Park Handicap (1980)
Amory L. Haskell Handicap (1980)
Woodward Stakes (1980)
Spectacular Bid (February 17, 1976 – June 9, 2003) was an American Thoroughbred race horse. In a racing career which lasted from 1978 through 1980, Spectacular Bid won 26 of 30 races, set several track records and earned US$2,781,607, a then-record sum. He won Eclipse Awards in each of his three seasons.
Spectacular Bid was the leading American two-year-old of 1978, when his wins included Champagne Stakes and the Laurel Futurity. In early 1979 his wins included the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes as he built up a run of twelve consecutive victories. Spectacular Bid's attempt at winning the Triple Crown failed as he sustained a controversial defeat in the Belmont Stakes. He recovered from injury to win the Marlboro Cup and confirm his status as the best American colt of his generation. In 1980, racing as a four-year-old, Spectacular Bid was undefeated in nine races and was named American Horse of the Year.
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